I have a natural wool sweater that does not come off. I never run with a shirt
I have a natural wool sweater that does not come off. I never run with a shirt
it depends wrote:
If you are tremendously insecure and feel the need to show off your "bod", then anything down to mid 50s is shirtless weather
People with some semblance of self-esteem are concerned only with the comfort factor and generally keep shirts on until the temps get up mid-70s at the lowest
You are not the only person with a high self-esteem you elitist prick.
I once went 26 consecutive months going shirtless, in temperatures ranging from 39 to 115. Then one day I realized it was a really stupid claim to fame.
Years ago -1983? - I had gone skiing in Mammmmoth Lakes, CA. A teammate of mine and I went for a 5 mile run in the dark, after skiing during the day.. The read out on the bank sign, was 34 degrees. I wore a pair of flag shorts - the Finnish flag - and my socks and shoes. It was very COLD, and a BAD idea. Lots of HONKS from skier chicks though! So to answer your Q, I would say anything above 34 degrees!
nope... wrote:
False. I'm comfortable shirtless when it's above 55 and sunny in the spring, more like 60 in the summer. If it's humid out, meaning dew points in the 60s, there's no way I'm wearing a shirt. That just makes me uncomfortable. Trust me, it's not that I'm showing off, there isn't much to show off in my case.
False. You are insecure. Spare us the feigned self-deprecation. You want people to see you shirtless for whatever reason.
It is 63 today in Chicago, and I could not bring myself to ditch the shirt due to a good breeze on the lake. (Shame too because I could use the sun.) Absent the wind, I would have gone without, but I agree that in the summer it should be closer to 65 (or 70 if it is windy).
At the Chicago marathon this year, I was one of the few guys I saw running shirtless, which is ridiculous when you consider that it reached something like 75 degrees that day.
It's definitely seasonal depending on how acclimated you are. As I said earlier, I can run shirtless today if it's 45 and sunny with no wind, but 45 at the end of August would require a long sleeve shirt, gloves, and maybe even a hat.
Average DII distance guy wrote:
You are not the only person with a high self-esteem you elitist prick.
Don't be offended, sunshine. Sooner or later, I'm sure SOMEBODY will notice to you going shirtless in 50 degree weather and give you the reaction you seek.
I run mostly on trails so the only people that see me are the occasional hobby jogger and my teammates. So yes, I get all lubed up if they see my 3/4 naked.
I recall a couple of years ago, I believe over 2006-2007, my goal was to go a whole year wearing nothing more than my running shorts. (someone bet me I wouldn't). So I had many mornings during the winter where I was shirtless in 15-20F. Thankfully this was NC, any further north and I may have been in trouble.
Same. Though I do it because I want to, simple as that. I don't run in competitions, I just do it cross country for fun, usually 5 miles, sometimes 8. I never wear a shirt when I run. Lowest temperature was -7°C with light wind, so -10°C with wind chill. Hasn't been colder here for years but I'd cope with it if it was.
Too many people here dismissing and rationalising, and trying to tell others what they should do from a position of self-declared righteousness. People don't tell me what to do when they see me running shirtless (and some seem to like it), so if you feel the need to pontificate from your distant keyboard, just realise that that is all you are doing, it has very little meaning, except to say what you feel. It has about as much to do with what I should do as Mars has to do with cheese.
It should have less to do with the temperature, and more to do with how many girls you expect to run by on your run ;)
That said, it depends on the season for me. Coming off of winter, I'm ready to go shirtless at about 55-60 degrees, but after being used to going shirtless all summer, I start wearing t-shirts in fall around the same temp (55-60).
I recall many dark mornings when I lived down south in the winter of going shirtless when it was 45 & muggy & I'd have tempo runs. I'd still sweat buckets.
Now 45 & dry, no way I'd be shirtless.
its hard for me to go outside in the 50s to run, cause its cold, i cant see myself going shirtless unless itsin the high 70s or low 80s...
I sweat a ton and anything above 50 i get soaked and end up more freezing...if i go shirtless it's to stay dry and warmer...in the middle of the woods at 5am where no one can see me...but hopefully those deer'n'squirrels think i look good!
supersweatyguy wrote:
I sweat a ton and anything above 50 i get soaked and end up more freezing...if i go shirtless it's to stay dry and warmer...in the middle of the woods at 5am where no one can see me...but hopefully those deer'n'squirrels think i look good!
How did you come across this thread? It is 8 years old.
windchill of 50 F. At this temp, after 2 or 3 miles it will feel good shirtless, but chilly at the start.
Walt Stack went shirtless on cold days.
Some guy in Annapolis ran (,runs?) in a just a speedo every day of the year. There was even a newspaper article about him once.